Cross Crosslet

Cross Crossel, Cross Crosset

A Cross having each limb terminating in a little cross. It is often borne in various combinations of numbers.

The cross crosslet has been variously called by different authors, e.g. a crossel, crosset, crosset crossed, crossie, crucel, crucellet, recroissé and recrossette with or without the term Cross. See also Crosslet

 

Cross crosslet crossed  has the upper and lower limb again crossed, and the transverse piece recrossed on each side.

 

A cross crosslet double crossed or cross crosslet crossly.   It represents four cross crosslets, joined to one in the centre. It is sometimes called a cross double crossed, cross crosslet crossly, and a cross crosslet crossed but has four more crossings than the latter (See above).  It has also been confused with the Jerusalem Cross.


Cross crossed paté termed also, a cross crosslet paté and a cross paté crossed is so called when each end of the cross terminates like a cross paté.

Cross crosslet fitché or fitched  has the lower limb brought to a point

 

Cross crosslet fitché at the foot has the end of the cross brought to a point under the transverse piece in base.
 

Cross crosslet mounted on three grieces or degrees.

Cross crosslet double fitché of all four, rebated or broken off, thereby squaring the sharp end of the fitché. This term also appears in some early works as a cross potent fitché of all four rebated


Cross crosslet flory in saltire, called also saltired and flory.

Cross crosslet in saltire, sometimes called a saltire couped and crossed.